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Population 1,245: a town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D−). Cost of living is weaker too — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 44% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side (C−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Sauveur has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Sauveur with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Sauveur has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Sauveur has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Sauveur. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sauveur.
At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Median disposable income comes to €25,860 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.05/m² a month. The market in Saint-Sauveur: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sauveur is Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc, 9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 119 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 93, 22% fewer. In Gironde, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are 14% of the town. What’s more, the share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sauveur | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Sauveur has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Saint-Sauveur has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Sauveur: Photo: Unozoe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sauveur yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur | 1,245 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Pauillac | 5,190 | 3.5 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 4,914 | 3.9 | B | C | A+ | B |
| Listrac-Médoc | 2,807 | 8.6 | B− | C+ | A− | B− |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 5,872 | 8.6 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Blaye | 5,066 | 9.8 | D− | C+ | D− | C |
| Hourtin | 4,045 | 12 | B− | D | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Sauveur has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sauveur is a commune of 1,245 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.